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AC9LG8EC03 Years 7 to 8 Languages

AC9LG8EC03 | Years 7 to 8 German: Interacting in German

Content Descriptor

Content descriptor engage in modelled non-verbal, spoken and written exchanges with peers to organise activities relating to daily life and school environment

Years 7 to 10 sequence

Strand
Communicating meaning in German
Substrand
Interacting in German

This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 7 to 8 German · Years 7 to 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

  • • Elaboration participating in real or simulated situations such as buying a bus/cinema ticket or food, for example, Ich nehme ein Käsebrötchen, Was kostet ein Eis? Das macht 6,50 Euro.
  • • Elaboration engaging with peers to produce a bilingual publicity flyer for an upcoming event or performance to promote German learning among school community members, for example, a German-speaking Community Day, a language school assembly or infographic to introduce a new or improved recycling program at school
  • • Elaboration participating in scenarios, for example, being lost and asking for and giving directions or assistance including non-verbal gestures, Wie komme ich zum Bahnhof? Wo ist die Post? Geh nach links! Ich brauche Hilfe!
  • • Elaboration participating in collaborative projects, for example, making and playing a vocabulary game such as Dominoes, Memory or Quartett, or producing and sharing a digital alphabet or number book for a younger audience
  • • Elaboration planning for a class celebration, for example, creating an invitation or program using Wann? Was? Wer? Wo?, or writing a shopping list, such as for a Geburtstagsparty
  • • Elaboration accepting or declining an invitation, for example, using a short message, Liebe/r X, danke für deine Einladung. Ich kann am Freitag nicht mitkommen. Ich habe Basketballtraining.
  • • Elaboration collaborating with others such as a partner school to design a bilingual resource, making choices about when to use German or English depending on the context, topic and nature of the interaction, for example, maintaining a website, newsletter, blog, or secure digital communication space

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